 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1805 - 348 pages
...require vowels to express them fully. The vowels are, a, e, i, c, u, and sometimes TO and ,y. ffandy are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are called vowels. It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that iv and y are consonants when... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...require vowels to express them fully. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes a? saidy. W and v are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels, IT is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that to ami y are consonants when they begin... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 330 pages
...vowel : as b, d,f, I; which require vowels to express 'them fully. The vowels are rt, e, i, o, ?/, and sometimes w and y. W and y are consonants when...syllable : but in every other situation they are vowels. It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that i» and y are consonants when they begin... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 352 pages
...vowel: as, £, </,/,/; which require vowels to express them fully. The vowels are, a, e, z, 0, «, and sometimes w and y. W and y are consonants when...syllable: but in every other situation they are Vowels. , ' It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that •& and y are consonants when they... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1809 - 346 pages
...which require vowels to express them fully. The vowels are, c, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. TFand y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable: but in every other situation they are vowels. It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that w and y are consonants when they begin a... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1810 - 322 pages
...which require vowels to express them fully. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. 7^ and y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable : but in every other situation they are vowels. . It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that tv and y are consonants when they begin... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...which are divided into vowels and consonants. The Vowels are seven, namely, a, e, i, o, u, w, y, but w and y are consonants when they begin a word, or syllable. Consonants are divided into mutes and semivowels. The Mutes cannot be sounded at all without a vowel,... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...of spelling words. Letters are divided into vowels and consonants. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, w ; and sometimes w and y. W and y are consonants when...syllable; but in every other situation they are vowels. Four of the consonants, namely, /, m, », r, are liquids, from their readily uniting with other consonants,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1815 - 382 pages
...d,f, I; which require vowels to express them fully. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes v> and y, W and y are consonants when they begin a word...syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels. It is generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that TO and y are consonants when tiny begin... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 292 pages
...without the help of a vowel ; as b, d,f, I; which require vowels to expresg them fully. The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. W and y...when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every Bother situation they are vowels. It is' generally acknowledged by the best grammarians, that w and... | |
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The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. W and y are consonants when they begin a word or syllable ; but in every other situation they are vowels. 
